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A few years ago a small retailer, selling men's and women's clothing to a low-income group, faced the problem of steadily falling business. His larger competitors charged higher prices -- but offered the inducement of time payments.
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True or false: Massachusetts municipal housing authorities borrowed $27,000,000 for one year in the public market without cost?
Before July 20 [my Government] will endeavor to obtain settlement of the Indochina conflict. * * * If no satisfactory result can be reached by that date my Government will hand its resignation to the President of the Republic.
1954Ricky Skaggs, American singer-songwriter, mandolin player, and producer[†]
Rickie Lee Skaggs, known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.
1954Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (born 1895)[†]
George Kelly Barnes, better known by his nickname Machine Gun Kelly, was an American gangster from Memphis, Tennessee, active during the Prohibition era. His nickname came from his favorite weapon, a Thompson submachine gun. He is best known for the kidnapping of oil tycoon and businessman Charles F. Urschel in July 1933, from which he and his gang collected a $200,000 ransom. Urschel had collected and left considerable evidence that assisted the subsequent FBI investigation, which eventually led to Kelly's arrest in Memphis on September 26, 1933. His crimes also included bootlegging and armed robbery.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]